spectācŭlum — Lewis & Short
spectācŭlum (contr. spectāclum, i, n.specto,
Prop. 4 (5), 8, 21.and 56),I a show, sight, spectacle (class.).
I In gen.:
lepidum spectaculum,Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 81:
superarum rerum atque caelestium,Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140:
bis terque mutatae dapis,Hor. Epod. 5, 34:
potius quam hoc spectaculum viderem,Cic. Mil. 38, 103: capere oblatae spectacula praedae, Ov. M. 3, 246; cf. id. ib. 7, 780:
scorti procacis,Liv. 39, 43:
Euripi,id. 45, 27:
non hoc ista sibi tempus spectacula poscit,Verg. A. 6, 37:
spectaclum ipsa sedens,i. e. exposed to public view, in the sight of all, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 21.
neque hoc parentes Effugerit spectaculum,Hor. Epod. 5, 102.—Esp. in the phrases:
spectaculum (alicui) praebere, spectaculum (spectaculo) esse alicui: circuitus solis et lunae spectaculum hominibus praebent,Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 155; so,
praebere,Liv. 45, 28:
praebent spectacula capti,Ov. A. A. 2, 581:
o spectaculum illud hominibus luctuosum, cedere e patriā servatorem ejus, manere in patriā perditores!Cic. Phil. 10, 4, 8; cf. id. Corn. 1, § 19:
homini non amico nostra incommoda spectaculo esse nolim,id. Att. 10, 2, 2:
insequitur acies ornata armataque, ut hostium quoque magnificum spectaculum esset,Liv. 10, 40 fin.—
II In partic.
A Lit., in the theatre, circus, etc., a public sight or show, a stageplay, spectacle (cf.:
munus, ludi, fabula): spectacula sunt tributim data,Cic. Mur. 34, 72:
apparatissimum,id. Phil. 1, 15, 36:
gladiatorium,Liv. 39, 42:
gladiatorum,id. 28, 21 fin.; Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96:
circi,Liv. 7, 2:
scenae,Ov. A. A. 3, 351:
ludorum,Suet. Aug. 14:
athletarum,id. ib. 44; id. Ner. 12:
naumachiae,id. Caes. 44:
nondum commisso spectaculo,Liv. 2, 36, 1:
interesse spectaculo,id. 2, 38, 4:
inter matutina harenae spectacula,Sen. Ira, 3, 43, 2:
meridianum,id. Ep. 7, 3.—
B Transf., the place whence plays are witnessed, the seats of the spectators, seats, places in the theatre, the amphitheatre:
spectacula ruunt,Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 47:
ex omnibus spectaculis plausus est excitatus,Cic. Sest. 58, 124:
resonant spectacula plausu,Ov. M. 10, 668:
loca divisa patribus equitibusque, ubi spectacula sibi quisque facerent,Liv. 1, 35, 8:
spectaculorum gradus,Tac. A. 14, 13:
spectaculis detractus et in harenam deductus,Suet. Calig. 35; id. Dom. 10.—
2 In gen., the theatre:
ingressum spectacula,Suet. Calig. 35:
in caelum trabibus spectacula textis surgere,Calp. Ecl. 7, 23.—
3 The spectators:
spectacula tantum este, viri,Sil. 2, 230:
virtutis,id. 8, 556.—
C A wonder, miracle: spectacula septem, the seven wonders of the world:
in septem spectaculis nominari,Vitr. 2, 8, 11:
numerari inter septem omnium terrarum spectacula,Gell. 10, 18, 4.